South American marsupials discovered to reach new heights
Credit: Photo courtesy of Andres Charrier. October 18, 2018 In the Andean forests along the border of Chile and Argentina, there have long been speculations...
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How to catch fruit flies (video)
You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar -- or can you? In this video, Reactions explains the chemistry behind why fruit flies...
Novel DNA vaccine design offers broad protection against influenza-A H3N2
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 18, 2018--Researchers developed a novel DNA influenza vaccine based on four micro-consensus antigenic regions selected...
‘Geek Girl’ gamers are more likely to study science and technology degrees
Girls who play video games are three times more likely to choose physical science, technology, engineering or maths (PSTEM) degrees compared to their non-gaming counterparts,...
Bee social or buzz off: Study links genes to social behaviors, including autism
Credit: Catherine Zandonella, Princeton University Those pesky bees that come buzzing around on a muggy summer day are helping researchers reveal the genes responsible for...
Cancer patients can now use skin creams during radiation therapy
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - Contrary to the advice most cancer patients receive when they go through radiation treatment, topical skin treatments, unless applied very...
Big-picture approach to understanding cancer will speed new treatments
Credit: Courtesy Park Lab A new innovation in cancer research will enable scientists to understand the complex causes of the disease with unprecedented speed and...
Researchers describe novel immune syndrome
Credit: Cardinez et al., 2018 Researchers from Australia and Japan have discovered a new human immunodeficiency syndrome in two patients on separate continents. The study,...
A clearer path to clean air in China
Credit: (Image courtesy of Jonathan M. Moch/Harvard SEAS) For more than 15 years, the Chinese government has invested billions of dollars to clean up its...
Scientists develop DNA molecule that may one day be used as ‘vaccine’ for prostate cancer
Credit: City of Hope DUARTE, Calif. -- Researchers from City of Hope, a world-renowned comprehensive cancer center and independent biomedical research institution, have developed a...
University choice and achievement partly down to DNA
Research from King's College London has shown for the first time that genetics plays a significant role in whether young adults choose to go to...
Female chimpanzees know which males are most likely to kill their babies
Credit: Adriana Lowe, School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent Research carried out by the University of Kent sheds light on the infanticidal behaviour...
Advanced sequencing technology provides new insights into human mitochondrial diseases
The ability to translate the genetic code into proteins is an essential step in all living organisms. A cornerstone of this molecular process is the...
Infection biology: Staying a step ahead of the game
Unicellular parasites belonging to the genus Trypanosoma cause sleeping sickness in humans. Sleeping sickness is a debilitating and potentially lethal disease in Sub-Saharan Africa, which...
Diagnosis of ovarian cancer delayed by woeful lack of awareness
A global study of women with ovarian cancer has found that two thirds of women had never heard of the disease, or did not know...
